Court Orders Sara Netanyahu to Pay Yair Golan 2,000 Shekels
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
The Lod District Court rejected Sara Netanyahu's request to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by Yair Golan. The court ordered her to pay Golan 2,000 shekels in legal costs. Golan sued for 2.55 million shekels after Netanyahu implied he knew about the October 7 attack. The court ruled she was responsible for her public statements, and the main lawsuit continues.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Sara Netanyahu must pay Yair Golan 2,000 shekels in legal costs after a court rejected her dismissal request.
- Yair Golan sued Sara Netanyahu for 2.55 million shekels over alleged defamation in a TV interview.
- Netanyahu implied Golan had prior knowledge of the October 7 Hamas attack.
- The court ruled Netanyahu was responsible for her statements made in a public interview.
- The main defamation lawsuit filed by Golan against Netanyahu is still pending.
The Lod District Court has rejected a request by Sara Netanyahu, wife of the prime minister, to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed against her by Yair Golan, chairman of the Democrats party. The court found her arguments unfounded and ordered her to pay Golan 2,000 shekels in legal costs, according to Israel Hayom. Golan initiated the lawsuit, seeking 2.55 million shekels, following an interview Sara Netanyahu gave to Channel 14. In the interview, she implied that Golan might have had prior knowledge of Hamas's October 7, 2023, attack. Sara Netanyahu had argued that the television channel, not herself, was responsible for disseminating her remarks. The court dismissed this claim, stating that she had knowingly agreed to a public interview. Golan welcomed the court's decision, asserting that those who spread false accusations cannot evade accountability. The main lawsuit is still ongoing.
